BME Consultation Forum
| Purpose | To improve information to BME communities and organisations on the role of the Directorate and services provided and commissioned by it in each district and encourage them to take up these services. To develop a meaningful and effective dialogue between the officers of the Directorate and BME communities through community consultation and community engagement mechanisms |
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| Subject |
Adults with additional needs Carers |
| Commissioned by | Blair McPherson |
| Geographic area |
Burnley Hyndburn Pendle Preston Ribble Valley Rossendale |
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| Method |
Public meeting |
| Consultation with |
Black and minority ethnic groups Community or voluntary group Faith communities |
| Date | 01/01/2007 - 30/01/2007 |
| Undertaken by | Nisba Ahmed, Mustafa Mohammad, Kiran Banati, Irfan Ghaus |
Results
| Key findings | Discussions in meetings confirmed some of the adult social care services previous impressions and knowledge and also provided a lot of new intelligence about the social care issues faced by the Black and minority ethnic communities and their experience of services and staff of Adult social care services. |
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| Outcomes | Continue to: - Establish mechanisms to consult with minority ethnic communities - Improve access by these communities to services available through the Directorate - Increase the availability of culturally appropriate services for these communities - Develop the capacity of BME organisations to become providers of culturally appropriate services on their own or in partnership with others |
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Contact information
For more information about this research contact:
Nisba Ahmed (tel. 07789618120)